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51 Kannada Proverbs that Will Make You Think (WISDOM)

Top 10 Most Famous Kannada Proverbs

Things will take years to create, but minutes to destroy.Pin
Things will take years to create, but minutes to destroy.
He who works as a servant will always be eligible to work as a King.Pin
He who works as a servant will always be eligible to work as a King.
Health is wealth.Pin
Health is wealth.
If an inferior gets riches, he demands an umbrella to be held over his head at midnight.Pin
If an inferior gets riches, he demands an umbrella to be held over his head at midnight.
Don’t part two brothers.Pin
Don’t part two brothers.
All that glitters are not gold.Pin
All that glitters are not gold.
Slow and steady wins the race.Pin
Slow and steady wins the race.
A dying out flame dazzles more.Pin
A dying out flame dazzles more.
When she shared her troubled life with her elder sister’s husband, he said, forsake your children and come to me.Pin
When she shared her troubled life with her elder sister’s husband, he said, forsake your children and come to me.
Silence is gold.Pin
Silence is gold.

17 Thought-Provoking Kannada Proverbs

Handing over precious stones to a monkey.Pin
Handing over precious stones to a monkey.
For the one who drinks porridge, [there is] a person to hold moustache.Pin
For the one who drinks porridge, [there is] a person to hold moustache.
The reputation lost on a betelnut won’t comeback though you donate an elephant.Pin
The reputation lost on a betelnut won’t comeback though you donate an elephant.
Punishment has got 10 credits to its name.Pin
Punishment has got 10 credits to its name.
Grandma is worried about her worn out dress; the Granddaughter worried about having a sweet dish.Pin
Grandma is worried about her worn out dress; the Granddaughter worried about having a sweet dish.
Though he is very young, has got wisdom like that of Shiva[God].Pin
Though he is very young, has got wisdom like that of Shiva[God].
If you see a negative dream, get up and sit.Pin
If you see a negative dream, get up and sit.
One without worries can doze off in a marketplace [noisy hubbub].Pin
One without worries can doze off in a marketplace [noisy hubbub].
Religious beliefs may go wrong, but not a proverb.Pin
Religious beliefs may go wrong, but not a proverb.
It's as if the fence uprooted [itself] and allowed the field to be grazed [by the live stock].Pin
It’s as if the fence uprooted [itself] and allowed the field to be grazed [by the live stock].
It is like placing a lamp atop a partitioning wall.Pin
It is like placing a lamp atop a partitioning wall.
If you escape from the stick being waved at you, you will live a thousand years.Pin
If you escape from the stick being waved at you, you will live a thousand years.
It's like frog jumping on a person who is already afraid (of it).Pin
It’s like frog jumping on a person who is already afraid (of it).
A sin did without realizing is cured when you realize it.Pin
A sin did without realizing is cured when you realize it.
Never believe a man who is cry-prone nor a female who is smile-prone.Pin
Never believe a man who is cry-prone nor a female who is smile-prone.
If you act out you are a royal parrot, if annoyed, you bother like a cobra.Pin
If you act out you are a royal parrot, if annoyed, you bother like a cobra.
The body dies, the fame lives.Pin
The body dies, the fame lives.

6 Motivational Kannada Proverbs that Inspires Hard Work and Faith

Where there is a will, there is a way.Pin
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Sow the seeds to get ripen fruits.Pin
Sow the seeds to get ripen fruits.
Even if the salary is worth six penny be employed in the palace.Pin
Even if the salary is worth six penny be employed in the palace.
Desire knows no poor.Pin
Desire knows no poor.
New brooms sweep clean.Pin
New brooms sweep clean.
Will the God who brought us into this world make us graze on grass?Pin
Will the God who brought us into this world make us graze on grass?

18 Kannada Proverbs That Will Make You Think

Greed is the root cause of sorrow.Pin
Greed is the root cause of sorrow.
When a cloth is given for charity, they took it to the backyard and measured it.Pin
When a cloth is given for charity, they took it to the backyard and measured it.
Though the gold belogs to his own sister, a goldsmith wouldn’t let it without swindling.Pin
Though the gold belogs to his own sister, a goldsmith wouldn’t let it without swindling.
Not all that lits is light, the word of truth is light.Pin
Not all that lits is light, the word of truth is light.
Wherever(whichever direction) you go, sorrow won’t leave you.Pin
Wherever(whichever direction) you go, sorrow won’t leave you.
Everybody’s deeds are for the sake of belly and for a piece of cloth.Pin
Everybody’s deeds are for the sake of belly and for a piece of cloth.
Decisivenessvolition is greater than all kinds of charity.Pin
Decisiveness/volition is greater than all kinds of charity.
Distant hill looks smooth.Pin
Distant hill looks smooth.
The winner lost, the loser died.Pin
The winner lost, the loser died.
It is like giving authority to a scorpion.Pin
It is like giving authority to a scorpion.
As a sapling, if it can’t bend, will it ever, when it has grown to become a treePin
As a sapling, if it can’t bend, will it ever, when it has grown to become a tree?
When wind comes up, go with it yourself; when market comes up, sell in it your goods.Pin
When wind comes up, go with it yourself; when market comes up, sell in it your goods.
Though God gives a boon, the priest wouldn’t.Pin
Though God gives a boon, the priest wouldn’t.
When lived it wasn’t there, when survived it wasn’t there, but inflictions by the god of misfortune in ones demise time.Pin
When lived it wasn’t there, when survived it wasn’t there, but inflictions by the god of misfortune in ones demise time.
It is like a cat lapping up the milk with its eyes closed [to the world].Pin
It is like a cat lapping up the milk with its eyes closed [to the world].
He eats dung, would you eat it too?Pin
He eats dung, would you eat it too?
Where there is love, there is grief.Pin
Where there is love, there is grief.
[There is] a time for mother-in-law and a time for daughter-in-law.Pin
[There is] a time for mother-in-law and a time for daughter-in-law.
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